Wrapper for torpedoes



(No Model.)

, J. COOK.

WRAPPER FOR TORPEDOES.

Patented Mar. 6, 1894.

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WRAPPER FOR TORPEDOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed November 8,1893- Serial No. 90-333- Patent No. 515,931, dated March 6,1894.

(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN COOK, a citizen of the United States, residingat Burnside Crossing, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in IVrappers for Torpedoesand Like Explosives, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecification.

My invention relates to wrappers for explosives such as toy torpedoesand the inrprovements have more especial reference to means for causinga portion of the wrapper or a portion attached to the wrapper or0therwise carried by the torpedo, to adhere to the surface against whichthe torpedo is thrown or exploded; whereby the adhering portion may beutilized for displaying an advertisement indicated thereon, or formarking the point at which the torpedo strikes when employed forthrowing at a mark, to demonstrate the skill of the marksman. Hence theprimary object of my invention is to enable an explosive to cause a partcarried thereby to adhere to and appear upon the surface against whichit is exploded.

With this end in view my invention con sists in certain features ofnovelty by which the said object and certain minor objects hereinafterexplained, are attained, as fully described herein with reference to theaccompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the said drawings, Figure l is a detail face view of the portion uponwhich the advertisement may be indicated showing the means by which suchportion maybe attached to the torpedo wrapper. Fig. 2 is a view of thetorpedo wrapper showing the device illustrated in Fig. 1, secured to theunder side thereof. Fig. 3 is a side view of a torpedo provided with myimprovements. Figs. land 5 are vertical sectional views of a torpedoprovided with my improvements showing slight modifications hereinafterdescribed.

Like signs of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

In carrying out my invention I prefer to print or indicate theadvertisement on aseparate piece of paper or other material attached tothe wrapper, rather than on the wrapper itself, inasmuch as the wrapperis ordinarily other like material which would be liable to wrinkle ortear. In Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings I have shown this separate piece,as consisting of a disk-like portion A composed of paper or othersuitable material and formed integrally with or secured to a number ofpoints or tabs B which serve for the attachment of the disk A to theordinary tissue wrapper C, the tabs or portions B being preferablypointed in order that their upper ends may more nearly conform to thetapering form of the torpedo when the wrapper is twisted up as shown inFig. 3.

In attaching the wrapper to the device shown in Fig. 1, the points Balone are gummed as shown at b and the wrapper then placed over it inthe manner shown in Fig. 2 so that the disk A will be substantially inthe center of the wrapper and consequently on the bottom of the finishedtorpedo. The points are partially separated from the disk by a dividingseam or row of perforations D so that when the explosion takes place thepoints will be blown away, carrying with them the tissue Wrapper andleaving the disk A and exposing to view the advertisement at thereon.The portion of the tissue which covers the face of the disk protects thesame from any discoloration that may result from the smoke and flame ofthe explosion.

In order to cause the disk portion Ato adhere to the surface againstwhich the torpedo is thrown, I prefer to coat its bottom or under sidewith suitable gum or glue a as shown in Fig. i, which may be retained inits dry and non-adhesive state until desired for use and may then berendered adhesive by moisture applied by the tongue of the user orotherwise, just before the torpedo is thrown. In order however that themoisture thus applied may not by any possibility find its way betweenthe points B and pass through the tissue wrapper and permit its contentsto escape, such wrapper, if desired, may be composed of any well knownform of paper which is impervious to moisture, such for instance aswaxed or paraftined paper. With a torpedo thus constructed it will beseen that the gummed side will naturally turn toward the object at whichit is thrown, by virtue of the greater weight in that side, and thecomposed of very thin or tissue paper or light twisted end of thewrapper which acts as a tail piece or vane; and consequently thecombined forces of the impact resulting from.

the momentum of the torpedo and the explosion will flatten the disk Aout against the wall or object and cause the gum to adhere, theexplosion instantly sundering the points 13 from the disk and leavingthe latter with a clean surface at the point where the torpedo strikes.The torpedo wrapper thus constructed may be utilized for holding thegravel and explosive or other contents of the torpedo without the aid ofany other Wrapper; or if desired, a ready-made torpedo with itsindividual wrapper E may be placed within my improved wrapper in themanner shown in Fig. 5.

If the paper or material of which the disk A and points B are composedis very thin it may be found desirable to place within the torpedo atthe lower side thereof, a ring or washer F composed of any suitablematerial such as pasteboard, for stifiening the disk A and holding thesame in shape.

Fig. 5 represents a modification in the means for causing the diskportion to adhere to the surface against which the torpedo is thrown,and which modification may be employed with or Without the specialwrapper E before referred to. In this form of the invention I havesimply placed within the ordinary wrapper 0 a disk A composed ofpasteboard or other suitable material having secured therein andprojecting therefrom a spur or point a" which will stick in wooden orother like surfaces against which the torpedo is thrown, and hold thedisk in that position, the necessary advertisement being printeddirectly upon the upper side of the disk as described with reference toFig. 1. The wrapper G in thisinstance need not be secured to the disk A.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A torpedo provided with a detachable portion having means for'causingit to adhere to the surface against which the torpedo is exploded,substantially as set forth.

2. A Wrapper for explosives provided with a detachable portion having anadhesive surface, substantially as set forth.

3. An explosive having a wrapper impervious to moisture and providedwith an adhesive portion, substantially as set forth.

at. In an explosive, the combination with the wrapper, of a portionhaving an adhesive surface and being provided with detachable tabssecured to said wrapper, substantially as set forth.

5. In an explosive the combination with the wrapper, of a disk-likeportion having tabs separated therefrom by a dividing seam and securedto said wrapper, said disk-like portion being provided with means forcausing it to adhere to the surface against which it is thrown,substantially as set forth;

6. The combination with a wrapper for explosives, ot the disk A havingtapering points B secured to said wrapper and separated from said diskby a dividing seam, said disk being provided with an adhesive substance,substantially as set forth.

7. In an explosive the combination of the wrapper having a detachableportion secured thereto and provided with an adhesive surface, and awasher or ring arranged within said wrapper, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

JOHN COOK. lVitnesses:

F. A. HOPKINS, EDNA B. JOHNSON.

